CHORUS: Oh the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird; she warbles as she flies But I never give her water till the 4th day of July It is often that I wonder why women love men & I look back & I wonder why men are men (chorus) (instrumental) Gonna build me a castle on a mountain so high So I can see my true love as she passes by (chorus) Jack o' Diamonds, Jack o' Diamonds, I know you of old You have robbed me my whole pockets of silver & gold (repeat chorus & fade)